Dress for Your Age: Fashion Tips for Timeless and Age Appropriate Clothes

If you are under the age of 25, dressing for your age is simple.

You can wear trendy fast fashions from Forever 21, H&M and Express and appear age appropriate and cool. However, once you approach your 30s and 40s, you have little need for further wardrobe experimentation.

Because dressing for your age incorrectly can limit your salary and career advancement, you must master the delicate balance of wearing age-appropriate and figure-flattering clothes.

Here’s how to dress for your age in your twenties…

The transition from Juicy Couture and Victoria’s Secret pink sweats and tank tops is difficult for 20-somethings.

As you get ready for your first job and important career interviews, you want to build a wardrobe that mixes fun and flirty with professional and business casual.

Don’t throw away your high-school and college fashion just yet. Wear these clothes to parties, dates and weekend activities.

However, if you are contemplating a serious career climb up the corporate ladder, build up a work wardrobe filled with mix and match separates that reveal your style personality but are far from trendy.

Here’s how to dress for your age in your thirties and forties…

You might be building a professional career or expanding your family options. As a thirty-something you need items that can move from night to day easily and aid you in dressing flawlessly around the clock.

Can you wear the trends? Yes, embrace the latest style choices that fit your style and fashion personality, but remember that trends have a short shelf life.

Here’s how to dress for your age in your fifties….

By the time you reach the golden age of 50, you know who you are—stylistically, professionally and psychologically—and what fashion tips work best for you.

Invest in the wardrobe basics that will last for 10 to 20 years: a little black dress, classic pumps, and separates that speak to your sophistication. At this age, the trends revealed in the popular magazines, are best worn as accessories, dresses and shoes only.

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Aw, this was a really quality post about womens fashion. In theory I’d like to write like this too – taking time and real effort to make a good article… but what can I say… I procrastinate alot and never seem to get something done.